Search results matching tags 'Tips', 'WorldView', 'Trends', and 'Gadgets'http://sqlblog.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?o=DateDescending&tag=Tips,WorldView,Trends,Gadgets&orTags=0Search results matching tags 'Tips', 'WorldView', 'Trends', and 'Gadgets'en-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.1)Sequels for SQL Server: The Week of November 27, 2009http://sqlblog.com/blogs/kevin_kline/archive/2009/11/25/the-seven-sequels-for-sql-the-week-of-november-27-2009.aspxWed, 25 Nov 2009 22:02:00 GMT21093a07-8b3d-42db-8cbf-3350fcbf5496:19199KKline<p>Just as an FYI, I've added one new slide deck and webcast to <a href="http://KevinEKline.com/Slides/" target="_self">http://KevinEKline.com/Slides/</a>, as well as quite a few upcoming user group events where I'm speaking in <a href="http://KevinEKline/Upcoming-Events/" target="_self">http://KevinEKline/Upcoming-Events/</a>.<span id="sample-permalink"></span> </p><p>I'm starting a new series called <i>Sequels for SQL</i> <i>Server</i>.&nbsp; In
this series, I point you to seven sites where you can go beyond the
nose-to-the-grindstone resources that we see every day as SQL Server
professionals.&nbsp; These are the story that comes after and outside (the
sequels) of our daily working lives (the other SQL).&nbsp; Let's broaden our
horizons together.&nbsp; If you hit on an interesting but overlooked topic,
I'd like to hear from you at http://KevinEKline.com/.<br></p><p><br></p><h3><i>SQL Server: We live it.&nbsp; We love it.</i></h3><p style="padding-left:30px;">An <a href="http://www.ramsan.com/success/ccpgames.htm" target="_blank" title="CCD Games and RamSan Case Study">amazing example of explosive growth in SQL Server performance using SSD</a>s from one of the most popular on-line gaming systems, Eve On-Line by CCP Games.<br></p><h3><i>Devices &amp; Gadgets: Usually making our lives better, sometimes not so much.</i></h3><p style="padding-left:30px;">Everyone I know wants the newest best smartphone, InfoWorld gives us a good test run of them all. <a href="http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobilize/ultimate-mobile-deathmatch-iphone-vs-blackberry-vs-droid-vs-pre-453" target="_blank" title="InfoWorld.com">Ultimate mobile deathmatch: iPhone vs. BlackBerry vs. Droid vs. Pre</a>. <br></p><h3><i>Futurewatch: Important issues just over the horizon.</i></h3><p style="padding-left:30px;">The <a href="http://www.smartertechnology.com/c/a/Technology-For-Change/Is-the-Smart-Grid-a-Dumb-Idea/" target="_blank" title="SmarterTechnology.com">reshaping of our national power grid will provide profound benefits to consumers</a>, but it will also bring enormous liabilities that could equal—or even outweigh—the very problems we hope to solve.&nbsp;&nbsp; And this <a href="http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/e/1253" target="_blank" title="O'Reilly Webcasts">webcast from O'Reilly on Grid 2.0</a> is also quite good. <br></p><h3><i>Humor: I haz da funny.</i></h3><p style="padding-left:30px;"><a href="http://thedailywtf.com/Articles/For-the-Ease-of-Maintenance.aspx" target="_blank" title="DailyWTF.com">Witness firsthand a mind-boggling worst practice by a DBA</a> insisting that he's implementing a best practice.<br></p><h3><i>Professional Development: Because there are two words in "database professional".</i></h3><p style="padding-left:30px;">Peter
Drucker, one of the greats in management thought-leadership, would've
turned 100 last week were he alive today.&nbsp; Check out <a href="http://sixdisciplines.blogspot.com/2005/11/quotes-from-daily-drucker.html" target="_blank" title="Top 20 Quotes of Peter Drucker">these top 20 quotes</a> from the man who revolutionized management theory. <br></p>
<h3><i>Society: Important issues to discuss with your friends and family.</i></h3>
<p style="padding-left:30px;">Quoting <a href="http://www.fool.com" target="_blank" title="The Motley Fool">the Motley Fool</a>,
"We spent the latter half of 2008 feeling the wrath of "too big to
fail." Today, banks are bigger than ever. We need to end that. Now."&nbsp;
It's Time to End "Too Big to Fail".&nbsp; Read <a href="http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/11/13/its-time-to-end-too-big-to-fail.aspx" target="_blank" title="The Motley Fool, Too Big to Fail?">this thought-provoking article</a> soon.<br></p>
<h3><i>WorldView: If James Bond knows that the world is not enough, then so should I.</i></h3>
<p style="padding-left:30px;">The smartest analyst on international issues out there, Fareed Zakari, discusses US and Indian relations in <a href="http://www.newsweek.com/id/223794?from=rss&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+newsweek%2Fcolumnists%2FFareedZakaria+%%28UPDATED+-+Columnists+-++Fareed+Zakaria+-+World+View%%29" target="_blank" title="Fareed Zakari, on Newsweek.com">this insightful article</a> from Newsweek. </p><p>Thanks,</p><p>-Kevin</p><p>&nbsp;Twitter @KEKline</p><p>&nbsp;More content at http://KevinEKline.com/ <br></p><p></p><div id="refHTML"></div><div id="refHTML"></div><div id="refHTML"></div>